Abstract
Minoxidil is a new, effective, investigational antihypertensive drug. A serious, cosmetic side effect in women is hypertrichosis. Five female patients with this complication had successful removal of the excessive hair with a calcium thioglycolate depilatory agent.
MeSH terms
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Female
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Hair Removal
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Humans
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Hypertension / drug therapy
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Hypertension, Renal / drug therapy
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Hypertension, Renal / etiology
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Hypertrichosis / chemically induced
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Hypertrichosis / therapy*
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
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Minoxidil / adverse effects*
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Minoxidil / therapeutic use
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Nephrosclerosis / complications
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Polycystic Kidney Diseases / complications
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Pyrimidines / adverse effects*
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Thioglycolates / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Pyrimidines
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Thioglycolates
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Minoxidil